diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/BasicHandle.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/BasicHandle.h
index f98f3d2e2d390..e0ec0e3fa622b 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/BasicHandle.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/BasicHandle.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ If failedToGet() returns false but isValid() is also false then no attempt
 #include "DataFormats/Provenance/interface/ProductID.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Provenance/interface/Provenance.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/HandleExceptionFactory.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 
 #include <memory>
 
diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/DetSet.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/DetSet.h
index acf3080539195..0ab8c7d446b51 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/DetSet.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/DetSet.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ own copy of the common DetId.
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/CMS_CLASS_VERSION.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 
 namespace edm {
   typedef uint32_t det_id_type;
diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/Holder.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/Holder.h
index 82892965aa1f1..6b0ba22c4aeec 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/Holder.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/Holder.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/CMS_CLASS_VERSION.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/BaseHolder.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/RefHolder.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace edm {
diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/MultiAssociation.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/MultiAssociation.h
index 45fd61c7a2998..77e7d457b6cd6 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/MultiAssociation.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/MultiAssociation.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #include <boost/range.hpp>
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/CMS_CLASS_VERSION.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Provenance/interface/ProductID.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 
 namespace edm {
   namespace helper {
diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/RefHolder_.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/RefHolder_.h
index 1db73550eb6bb..f7294dd82dd69 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/RefHolder_.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/RefHolder_.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/RefHolderBase.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Provenance/interface/ProductID.h"
 #include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/OffsetToBase.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 #include <memory>
 #include <typeinfo>
 
diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/SortedCollection.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/SortedCollection.h
index cc2f96f79b739..523109ec78500 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/SortedCollection.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/SortedCollection.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ unreliable if such duplicate entries are made.
 #include "DataFormats/Provenance/interface/ProductID.h"
 #include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/EDMException.h"
 
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <typeinfo>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/VectorHolder.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/VectorHolder.h
index da973bcc7c6a6..d61abe8d6a20c 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/VectorHolder.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/VectorHolder.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/BaseVectorHolder.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/Holder.h"
 #include <memory>
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 
 namespace edm {
   namespace reftobase {
diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/Wrapper.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/Wrapper.h
index 045dd62da5ab5..3d4cc9125abfb 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/Wrapper.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/Wrapper.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Wrapper: A template wrapper around EDProducts to hold the product ID.
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/WrapperDetail.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/CMS_CLASS_VERSION.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Provenance/interface/ProductID.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 #include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/Visibility.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
diff --git a/FWCore/Framework/test/stubs/TestBeginEndJobAnalyzer.h b/FWCore/Framework/test/stubs/TestBeginEndJobAnalyzer.h
index 4d0d81edbd898..dd792799356f2 100644
--- a/FWCore/Framework/test/stubs/TestBeginEndJobAnalyzer.h
+++ b/FWCore/Framework/test/stubs/TestBeginEndJobAnalyzer.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 // system include files
 #include "FWCore/Framework/interface/EDAnalyzer.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 // user include files
 
 // forward declarations
diff --git a/FWCore/Utilities/interface/Exception.h b/FWCore/Utilities/interface/Exception.h
index f09a49ef321ba..d046d9d643331 100644
--- a/FWCore/Utilities/interface/Exception.h
+++ b/FWCore/Utilities/interface/Exception.h
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <type_traits>
 
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h"
 #include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/thread_safety_macros.h"
+#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/Likely.h"
+#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/Visibility.h"
 
 namespace cms {
 
diff --git a/FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h b/FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h
index 66a790c42dc90..06318a3feb338 100644
--- a/FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h
+++ b/FWCore/Utilities/interface/GCC11Compatibility.h
@@ -1,42 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef FWCORE_GCC11COMPATIBILITY_H
 #define FWCORE_GCC11COMPATIBILITY_H
-/*
- * set of macro to control the level of comaptibility with c++11 standard
- * includes also other macro more specific to gcc
-
- */
-
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/Visibility.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/Likely.h"
-
-#if defined(__GCCXML__) || defined(__CINT__)
-#define CMS_NOCXX11
-#endif
-#if !GCC_PREREQUISITE(4, 6, 0) && !defined(__clang__)
-#define CMS_NOCXX11
-#endif
-
-#ifndef CMS_NOCXX11
-#if GCC_PREREQUISITE(4, 7, 0)
-#define GCC11_FINAL final
-#define GCC11_OVERRIDE override
-#elif __clang__
-// FIXME: do not know how to query for final support. It's there in any
-//        clang version we will ever use, so it's fine.
-#define GCC11_FINAL final
-#if __has_feature(cxx_override_control)
-#define GCC11_OVERRIDE override
-#endif
-#else
-#define GCC11_FINAL
-#define GCC11_OVERRIDE
-#endif  // gcc 4.7
-#else
-#define constexpr
-#define noexcept
-#define nullptr 0
-#define GCC11_FINAL
-#define GCC11_OVERRIDE
-#endif  // NOCXX11
-
+#warning "GCC11Compatibility.h should be replaced with Visibility.h or Likely.h"
 #endif  // FWCORE_GCC11COMPATIBILITY_H